This document contains instructions and 25 questions for a mock exam. Participants are given 2.5 hours to complete multiple choice and short answer questions. They are not allowed to use calculators. Questions cover topics like algebra, geometry, number theory and involve solving equations, finding lengths, areas, remainders and counting solutions that satisfy given conditions.
This document contains instructions and 25 questions for a mock exam. Participants are given 2.5 hours to complete multiple choice and short answer questions. They are not allowed to use calculators. Questions cover topics like algebra, geometry, number theory and involve solving equations, finding lengths, areas, remainders and counting solutions that satisfy given conditions.
This document contains instructions and 25 questions for a mock exam. Participants are given 2.5 hours to complete multiple choice and short answer questions. They are not allowed to use calculators. Questions cover topics like algebra, geometry, number theory and involve solving equations, finding lengths, areas, remainders and counting solutions that satisfy given conditions.
This document contains instructions and 25 questions for a mock exam. Participants are given 2.5 hours to complete multiple choice and short answer questions. They are not allowed to use calculators. Questions cover topics like algebra, geometry, number theory and involve solving equations, finding lengths, areas, remainders and counting solutions that satisfy given conditions.
2. Answer all 25 questions; each question carries 1 mark. 3. For the multiple-choice questions, your answer should be one of the five options (A, B, C, D or E). 4. For short answer questions, your answer should be an integer between 0 and 99999 (inclusive). 5. No calculators are allowed. 6. Throughout this paper, let ⌊𝑥⌋ denote the greatest integer less than or equal to 𝑥. For example, ⌊2.1⌋ = 2, ⌊3.9⌋ = 3.
1 1 1 1. Let 𝑎 = ,𝑏 = and 𝑐 = . Which of the following is true? 225 315 510 A) 𝑎<𝑏<𝑐 B) 𝑎<𝑐<𝑏 C) 𝑏<𝑐 <𝑎 D) 𝑐<𝑎<𝑏 E) 𝑐<𝑏<𝑎
2. Let 𝑛 be a positive integer such that the sum of its digits is 2022. Which of the following statements cannot be true? A) 𝑛 is a multiple of 2021 B) 𝑛 is a multiple of 2022 C) 𝑛 is a multiple of 2023 D) 𝑛 is a multiple of 2024 E) 𝑛 is a multiple of 2025
3. A straight line is drawn between opposite corners of a 2022 × 2028 grid. How many 1 × 1 squares would the line pass through? (For example, a line connecting opposite corners of a 2 × 4 grid would pass through 4 squares.) A) 4040 B) 4044 C) 4048 D) 4050 E) 4056
1 1 1 4. Suppose that 𝑥, 𝑦 are real numbers such that 𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 = 340 and 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3. Determine the largest possible value of 𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑥𝑦 2 . A) 1020 B) 1050 C) 1156 D) 1200 E) 1234
5. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, let 𝐷 be on side 𝐵𝐶 such that 𝐴𝐷 bisects ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶. Let 𝑀 be the midpoint of 𝐴𝐷 and 𝐸 be the foot of the perpendicular from 𝑀 to 𝐴𝐵. Suppose that 𝐴𝐶 = 15, 𝐴𝐸 = 5 and 𝐶𝐷 = 8, determine the length of 𝐴𝐷. 𝐴 A) 10 B) 2√30 C) √139 D) 12 𝐸 𝑀 E) 7√3
𝐵 Short Questions 𝐷 𝐶 2𝑛 6. Determine the number of 3-digit positive integers 𝑛 such that√ is a positive integer. 3
7. Given that 𝑥 is a positive real number, what is the minimum value of 𝑥 4 − 20𝑥 2 + 2022?
8. A positive integer 𝑛 leaves a remainder of 3 when divided by 11, 5 when divided by
12 and 7 when divided by 13. What is the smallest possible value of 𝑛?
9. How many ordered quadruples of distinct positive integers (𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑) satisfy 1 ≤
11. In a circle, two parallel chords have length 20,22 respectively as shown in the figure. The distance between the two chords is 7. Given that the area of the circle is 𝑛𝜋, find the value of 𝑛.
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1 1 1 12. Let 𝑃 be the product of all values of 𝑥 such that + + + 𝑥2 +4𝑥+3 𝑥2 +8𝑥+15 𝑥2 +12𝑥+35 1 1 = . Find |𝑃|. 𝑥2 +16𝑥+63 2022
13. In the figure below, 𝑃𝐴0 = 243, 𝑃𝐴0 ⊥ 𝐴0 𝐴1 and ∠𝐴0 𝑃𝐴1 = 30°. A sequence of points 𝐴1 , 𝐴2 , 𝐴3 , … is drawn such that: a) ∠𝐴0 𝑃𝐴1 = ∠𝐴1 𝑃𝐴2 = ∠𝐴2 𝑃𝐴3 = ⋯ = 30°, and b) 𝑃𝐴1 ⊥ 𝐴1 𝐴2 , 𝑃𝐴2 ⊥ 𝐴2 𝐴3 , 𝑃𝐴3 ⊥ 𝐴3 𝐴4 ,… ⋮ 𝐴3 𝑃
𝐴2
𝐴0 𝐴1 What is the largest positive integer 𝑛 such that the length of 𝑃𝐴𝑛 is an integer?
14. Let 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 be positive real numbers such that 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑧 2 and 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 4𝑥 2.
15. The length and width of a rectangle are both positive integers. Given that the area of the rectangle is 321 larger than its perimeter (ignoring units), determine the smallest possible area of the rectangle.
16. Determine the sum of all values 𝑥 which satisfy:
17. What is the remainder when the 180-digit number
101112131415 … 979899 is divided by 99?
18. Determine the value of 𝑥 such that
√𝑥 + √1001 + √𝑥 − √1001 = √182.
19. For how many integers 𝑛 does the equation
𝑥 2 + 𝑛𝑥 + 20222 = 0 have at most one real root for 𝑥?
20. In the figure below, 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷𝐸𝐹 is a hexagon whose interior angles are all equal to 120°. Suppose that 𝐶𝐷 = 20, 𝐷𝐸 = 22, 𝐸𝐹 = 12 and 𝐹𝐴 = 36, and the area of the hexagon is 𝑛√3. Find the value of 𝑛. 𝐹 𝐸 𝐴 𝐵 𝐷
22. How many ways are there to select 6 integers (not necessarily distinct) between −2 and 2 inclusive, such that their mean, median and unique mode are equal? (Note: Regard different orderings, such as 0,1,1,1,1,2 and 1,1,2,1,0,1 as the same selection.)
23. Determine the number of ordered pairs of integers (𝑥, 𝑦) which satisfy 5𝑥 2 − 8𝑥𝑦 + 5𝑦 2 = 225.
24. In the figure below, ∆𝐴0 𝐴2022 𝐵2022 is divided into 2022 regions of equal area by segments 𝐴1 𝐵1 , 𝐴2 𝐵2 , … , 𝐴2021 𝐵2021 , which are all parallel to 𝐴2022 𝐵2022 . Given that 𝐴0 𝐴1 = 1, evaluate ⌊√1 ⋅ 𝐴0 𝐴2 + √2 ⋅ 𝐴1 𝐴3 + √3 ⋅ 𝐴2 𝐴4 + ⋯ + √2021 ⋅ 𝐴2020 𝐴2022 ⌋. 𝐴0 𝐴1 𝐵1 𝐴2 𝐵2 𝐴3 𝐵3
𝐴2020 𝐵2020 𝐴2021 𝐵2021 𝐴2022 𝐵2022
25. Determine the number of integers 𝑛 such that 𝑛 + 2022 is a factor of 𝑛3 + 2022. (Note: We say 𝑎 is a factor of 𝑏 if there exists another integer 𝑐 such that 𝑎𝑐 = 𝑏. For instance, 3 is said to be a factor of 9, −18 and 0.)
